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ood ideas and solutions for daily situations arise all the time at the Organization. In order to guarantee that the knowledge of the Members throughout 25 countries is properly disseminated, Odebrecht developed the Knowledgeable Network, which has a program called the Communities

The first Community of Knowledge was the Dams and Plant Community in 2001. At the time, Odebrecht was simultaneously building 22 hydroelectric plants in Brazil and abroad

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of Knowledge:groups of people with common interests, willing to share learning and innovations.

Implemented at the Organization in 2001, the activity includes two types of Communities:vertical, formed by the people of a specific segment, and horizontal, which consists of topics that permeate a range of different Businesses.The

program is structured into on-site meetings – mediated by a leader and disseminated by the multipliers elected–, and the exchange of experiences continues on the network through a portal where the information is shared on forums and spaces designed for disseminating good practices, documents or articles.“When a Member publishes a question on the forum, all members of the Community are alerted by e-mail and contributions from different environments begin to appear,” said Fernanda Camera, responsible for the Knowledgeable Network program at the Knowledge and Information to Support Business Development (CIADEN).

The interactivity proposed also promotes integration and knowledge between the people of the different Businesses, thereby strengthening synergy and transversal operations.Olindina Dominguez, leader of CIADEN, reinforces that the result extends beyond expectations:“The Communities do not just share success. To the contrary, we find

being exposed, and to exercise internal consulting.”

that the most learning comes from those unsuccessful cases,” said Dominguez.“There is a favorable climate for people to collaborate, without any fear of

Odebrecht.“We have the instrument right there, and we need to use it to the extreme so that the knowledge flows and our results are increasingly better,” he said.

RESULTS The Organization has 5,486 Members in 13 Communities of Knowledge. Only in 2013, there is a gain of 1,522 people. During the course of the program, the recording of the cases presented during the meetings – in Education Through Work – were used in the initiatives of Education For Work, such as the Entrepreneur Development Program (PDE).The initiative also increasingly assumed its role as a qualifying force by offering technical training to Members.For example, there was the launch of the Tunnel Construction Professional Training Program under the Rail Transport Community; the Paving Program under the Highway Community; and the Contractual Administration Program under the Contract Administration Community.

“The community is one of the strongest vehicles for preparing Members for their growth at the Organization,” said Sérgio Leão, responsible for Sustainability at

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KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE IN PRACTICE Find out what the meetings of the Supply and Logistics Communities of Knowledgewere like, as well as the Social-Environmental Thematic Group of the SustainabilityCommunities of Knowledge, held in June.

SUSTAINABILITY: ATTENTIVE TO PEOPLE On June 17 and 18, Members of the different Businesses, most of whom were from the Social Responsibility area and the environmental programs in place at the developments, gathered in São Paulo for the third meeting of the SocialEnvironmental theme group of the Sustainability Community of Knowledge.

The Community was created in 2009 and in order to boost the productivity of the discussions, three different

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work groups were created:SocialEnvironmental, Workplace Safety and Occupational Health.For Sérgio Leão, leader of the Community, ever since then, the initiative has become a tool that acculturates and brings people together, primarily in the geographic and diversified environment in which the Organization operates.“The more active the communication between the Members in this space, the faster they will contribute toward their Businesses,” emphasized Sérgio Leão.

With an agenda structured to identify synergies, the event began with a lecture by Paulo Lacerda, responsible for Support for Entrepreneurship (RAE) - Operations and People & Organization.He presented the Organization and also addressed growth that is visualized by looking forward.Within this context, Lacerda indicated Sustainability as a growing topic and used as an example the number of members in the Community – some 1,200 Members.Marcio Polidoro, responsible for Communication at Odebrecht, talked about the new Odebrecht Brand architecture and explained about the unity that this change seeks to achieve.He also pointed out the existing exchange and support

between the social responsibility and communication areas for achieving their results.

In addition to the cases presented

by Odebrecht Infrastructure, Odebrecht Agroindustrial, Braskem, the Enseada do Paraguaçu Shipyard, Odebrecht Oil & Gas and Odebrecht TransPort, the event also included the participation of two outside lecturers:André Guimarães, from International Conservation, who gave a presentation about the roles of companies and the NonGovernmental Organizations (NGOs) when it comes to sustainability; and Luiz Carlos Ros, from the InterAmerican Development Bank (BID), who addressed the business opportunities for organizations in

Some 140 Members added and shared information for the SocialEnvironmental Group of the Sustainability Community

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“Knowledge is to be shared.I will look toward the program more to find support for my challenges.

Our difficulties and objectives are very similar.

The Community has always been there, ready to help, but its success depends on the Members’ dedication” - Jakeline Madeira Bezerra, responsible for Sustainability at the Olympic Park project, in Rio de Janeiro

the segments called the “Base of the Pyramid,” highlighting their innovation and potential as influencers.

João Paulo Altenfelder, from the consulting firm SEI (Sustentabilidade, Estratégia e Inovação), offered support during the meeting as mediator.“It was an enormous surprise. There are few companies that have consistent work in the area of sustainability inserted into the business model, and not just as an official position,” said Altenfelder.“Odebrecht is showing how to develop the topic:investing in people and knowledge,” he said.

Caroline Todt de Azevedo, responsible for Sustainability at EEP and leader of the social-environmental group, emphasized the quality of the content at the meeting

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and the evolution of the Members’ participation.“During the first event, it was clear that people were eager to learn more about what ‘the other’ did at his or her Business and to exchange experiences,” said Azevedo.“Since then, we have seen people getting to know each other and exchanging content, in such a way that we have noticed several different types of learning being applied,” she said.For her, these bonds have increased and the Members already feel comfortable exposing their questions.“There was major progress in the sense of a feeling of belonging to the group, the speed of the responses within the virtual environment and the concern with the content brought to the meetings.”

“THE OUTSIDE GUESTS WHO WE BROUGHT IN COMMENTED THAT THE FELT THAT THEY WERE PART OF A GROUP THAT WAS HIGHLY ADVANCED ON THE TOPIC” – SÉRGIO LEÃO

“MY ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY IS TO FACILITATE A NETWORK OF PEOPLE AVID ABOUT EXCHANGING KNOWLEDGE AND RECORDING THEIR EXPERIENCES AND BEST PRACTICES” – CAROLINE AZEVEDO

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SUPPLY AND LOGISTICS: REFLECTIONS ON SUPPORT During the week following, in June 24 and 25, some 80 Members gathered in São Paulo for the third meeting of the Supply and Logistics Communityof Knowledge.

The participants were able to exchange information and experiences about topics that are common to the companies, and in order to start the sharing process, Luiz Mameri, Entrepreneurial Leader of Odebrecht Infrastructure - Latin America, talked about the people who hold this knowledge.“Without this highly important ‘piece’, people do not do anything at our Businesses,” he said.“So, how to motivate or identify them for our Organization?”Mameriencouraged them to search for this solution by relating the quantity with the quality of the professionals that Odebrecht integrates.Through this reflection, he indicated what is expected of the Communities:productivity over the short term, and development of people over the long term.“We are living in a new scenario, one with new demands from society as well as the competencies to serve it,” said Mameri.“Within this context, problems become opportunities,” he said.

On the first day, the programming

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was dedicated to Supply, and on June 25, Members listened to presentations on Logistics.“We created a programming that I compare to a samba school theme, explained Community leader, Mauro Rehm, responsible for OLEX – support unit for exporting and importing goods and services, and for the expatriation and repatriation of Brazilians.This year, the theme was about people’s qualification and attitude, which are reflected in new

Action Programs (APs).“We brought in speakers who had the posture to transform their areas,” said Rehm.“The presentations were the ‘themed floats,’ which were related to one another and told a single story, although in different activities,” he said.As a result, the meeting offered learning that can be used by all participants.

agenda.Monica Evangelista, responsible for Market Development at Braskem, is an example of how the Communities can promote this synergy.“For the 2012 meeting, we were invited to talk about our portfolio and the result was impressive,” said Evangelista. “Braskem discovered many opportunities in the Construction segment,” she said.Mônica

With the presence of representatives from all Businesses, the transversal approach earned a place on the meeting

received a specific Action Program (AP) to understand the difficulties and identify opportunities to promote

Members responsible for Supply and Logistics gathered for the Community meeting

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Braskem’s relationship with the Organization’s other companies that operate with infrastructure.“Through conversations at the construction projects, we gather together ideas and offer them to the Clients,” said Evangelista.“In this way, we can meet the internal demand, increase our sales and gain the Client’s loyalty,” she explained.In 2013, she was once

participants to embrace new possibilities of using plastic at their Businesses.

Antônio Augusto, Contract Director of the Teles Pires project, reinforces the importance of this synergy and indicates the transmission of knowledge as the program’s strongest point.“We are a group and we need to maximize our efforts,”

again invited to speak at the meeting, this time to presentthe firstresults of this initiative and to encourage

said Augusto.“With Knowledgeable People and planning, we make difficult situations simpler,” he said.

Mauro Rehm and Luiz Mameri. During the meeting, Mameri encouraged reflection on the role of the support areas at Odebrecht, which ranges from understanding the Business, having the spirit of service and a contributive posture, to acting with a provocative attitude

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The Supply and Logistics Community of Knowledge currently includes approximately 660 Members

GROUP BUYING ON THE NETWORK Because it deals with topics common to companies – Supply and Logistics –, OLEX has the possibility of offering best practices and the best prices to the Businesses.Attentive to the latest trends in the consumer market, the area is about to bring the concept of group buying to the Organization.Accordingly, it is developing the supplier market to offer the lowest costs, and it will use the Community to systematize the negotiation and buying process with Members.

“It will work as follows:we are negotiating construction worker helmets and I am able to get a discount for a volume of up to 5,000 units, for example. I disseminate this price through the network and we are able to purchase more for less,” explained Mauro Rehm.He reinforced that is possible to bring the concept of membership as opposed to something that pressures Members, and generate gains at the developments.With this project in mind, during the event participants listed the top demands that would apply for the group buying.

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Cooperation for Educational Exchange Angola’ s Minister of Higher Education, Adão Gaspar Ferreira do Nascimento, and his delegation visited Bahia in May for a meeting between the Brazilian Ministry of Education and the ministers of Education from the PortugueseSpeaking African countries.The event addressed the possibilities for cooperation in the sector between Brazil and Africa.

On May 21 , accompanied by Neusa DelavineDenga, Secretary; José Leopoldino Ndjamba, Head of the Multilateral Cooperation Department; and Luis Katoty Africano, Technician of the Higher Education Cabinet, the Angolan Minister visited the Organization’s head office. The group was welcomed by Maurício Medeiros, Executive Chairman of the Odebrecht Foundation, who presented the initiatives promoted in the Bahia Southern Lowlands, and by Norberto Odebrecht, Honorary President of Odebrecht S.A. and Chairman of the Odebrecht Foundation Board of Trustees, who addressed the topic of Education.

Odebrecht Infrastructure promotes the cooperation between a Brazilian university and the Angolan Ministry of Higher Education for the exchange of faculty members.The idea is to help improve the training of Angolan university professors and promote the financing and construction of housing units located in different provinces in the country, designed for professionals and visitors, as well as the future installation of the Ministry of Higher Education head office.

Delegation of the Angolan Minister of Higher Education and Norberto Odebrecht:the principles, criteria and concepts of the Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO) were also addressed by the Chairman of the Odebrecht Foundation Board of Trustees

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Peruvian Challenges The construction work for Stretch 2 of the Lima Subway Line 1 in Peru – in which Odebrecht Infrastructure participates –, is moving forward with multiple challenges.The most complex involves the construction of two bridges:one over the street Via de Evitamiento, which extends 270 meters, and one over the Rímac River, which extends 240 metros.

In the two cases, the new construction method, being used for the first time in the country, will allow for the installation of the bridges within the deadline established without affecting the region’s traffic.Called Carros de Avance(Carriages) or “progressive cantilever assembly,” the methodology involves a mold placed at the upper part of a column, which then slides over the rails and moves at each pillar, filling each one with concrete.

As the beams advance in opposite directions – five meters on each side per week – the construction sequence ensures the continuity and balance of the construction work until achieving the union of the columns at the central point of the project.

One new bridge will be installed over the street Via de Evitamiento in Lima.Two “carriages” are used per bridge to lay the concrete for the columns

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For Better Accessways On June 17, the Rota das Bandeiras Concessionaire – controlled by Odebrecht TransPort –, responsible for the highways along the Dom Pedro Corridor, located in rural São Paulo, began the construction work to extend the Magalhães Teixeira Beltway in Campinas and Valinhos.There will be 5.8-kilometers of news streets between the junction with the Anhanguera Highway until the Bandeirantes Highway.

When completed, the lanes will improve access to the Anhanguera/Bandeirantes system and to the Dom Pedro Corridor.“It is a project with a direct impact on the entire metropolitan region of Campinas, and something that will be an immense help in terms of freeing up traffic and cargo transport,” said São Paulo Governor, Geraldo Alckmin.

Also participating in the event were Saulo de Castro Abreu Filho, State Secretary of

The Governor and other authorities of the State of São Paulo participated in the start of the equipment operations at the construction project to extend the Magalhães Teixeira Beltway

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Transports, Paulo Cesena, Executive Director of Odebrecht TransPort, and Irineu Meireles, President of Rota das Bandeiras.“This is one of the largest and most important projects to be undertaken over the past 30 years of the concession, as well as the edges of the D. Pedro I Highway in Campinas, and the duplication of the EngenheiroConstâncioCintra Highway, which connects Itatiba to Jundiaí,” said Meireles.

Currently, the beltway has a flow of 45,000 vehicles per day and extends 12 km.It is estimated that the new stretch will receive 2,000 vehicles per hour.The project includes the installation of two lanes in each direction, seven viaducts, two lower passages and two bridges over the Capivari River, and it should be concluded in 24 months.The concessionaire’s total investment is R$ 149.1 million.

New Equipment in Mexico

Th e B ra s ke m I d e sa j o i nt ve ntu re re ce ive d th e fi rst la rge p i e ce s of e q u i p m e nt fo r i ts p e tro c h e m i ca l co m p l ex i n Na n c h i ta l , M exi co. A s h i p tra n s p o rte d s ix sto rage ta n ks co nta i n i ng p ro d u c ts a n d raw mate ria l s p ro d u ce d i n Ita ly.

Afte r d i se m ba rki ng at Pa ja ri tos Po rt, th e ta n ks co m p l e te d a co u rse of a p p roxi mate ly 8 ki l o m e te rs i n s p e c ia l su p e r- h e avy tra n s p o rt tra i l e rs, u nti l re a c h i ng th e s i te at wh i c h

th ey wi l l b e i n sta l l e d .

Th e ta n ks, wh i c h have a cyl i n d e r s ha p e, wi l l b e ha l fb u ri e d – m o d e rn safe ty te c h n o l ogy fo r th e sto rage of p ro d u c ts l i ke e tha n e, h exa n e a n d i so b u te n e, u se d i n th e M exi ca n p e tro c h e m i ca l p la nt’ s p ro d u c ti o n p ro ce ss.

With the capacity to produce more than 1 million tons of polyethylene per year, the BraskemIdesa petrochemical complex should start operating in 2015 .

The first ethane tank is more than 85 meters in length and weighs approximately 550 tons

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Preparation of Hydromechanical Systems

The construction work for the Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant Generation Group 3 (GG3), in Rondônia, is progressing toward energy generation.

The Members of Odebrecht Infrastructure are working to place the hydromechanical systems into operation:the Electromechanical Assembly team is installing the grids and gates and the Commissioning group is verifying the operationality of the processes in the released units.

The hydromechanical systems consist of grids, cofferdam gates and fixed roller gates.The grids are assembled at the water outlet upstream, thereby preventing the entry of solid objects into

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the machines’ hydraulic circuit.

The cofferdam gates, installed upstream and the fixed roller gates, installed downstream, insulate the circuit.

The assembly activities include the launch of equipment, parts and panels.The commissioning tests consist of checking the sealing of the gates, and in the case of the fixed roller gates, they are also conducted for the hydraulic centers and electric panels.The assembly and commissioning of the hydromechanical systems will allow for the flooding of the GG3 enclosures in order to conduct the commissioning tests and, later, generate energy at the plant’s third Power House.

The work to install the hydroelectric systems at the Santo Antônio HPP is 80% complete

Example of Innovation in Highway Construction At the start of May, Members of Odebrecht Infrastructure in Portugal presented a study about the integration of recycled materials into highway pavements during the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) International Conference,

projects and another was obtained when removing the existing pavements to create a new highway platform.The materials were crushed and corrected before application in order to fulfill the parameters defined in the technical specifications.The “eco-aggregates”

held in Rotterdam, Holland.The event addressed the management, maintenance, repair and improvement of structures in the infrastructure sector.

Entitled New Recycled Aggregates in Highway Pavements, the study by Bruno Medeiros, Gonçalo Matos, João Ferreira and Fernando Martinho – one of those registered for the 2011 Destaque Award in the Innovation category – was submitted for the evaluation of the IABSE Committee, together with another 275 articles from several different countries.Selected by the association, the project addresses the screening process, valuing and reuse of two types of construction waste in the pavement structure for a stretch of the road of the BaixoTejosub-concession.

One of the types of waste was recovered from the demolition of different special civil construction

were applied to the pavement bed layer.The results exceeded the technical specifications, at a lower cost and a shorter deadline, in addition to promoting a more sustainable environment.

IABSE is a non-profit scientific association that promotes the sharing of knowledge throughout the world, with a focus on the innovations discovered in the area of structural civil engineering in benefit to the professional and society.Founded in 1929 and with head office in Zurich, it has some 4,000 members in 100 countries, for a total of 48 national delegations.In Brazil, it is represented by the Brazilian Association of Bridges and Structures (ABPE).

Click here to obtain more information about the study.

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EEP Presents its Business Plan On June 11, Fernando Barbosa, Executive Director of the Enseada do Paraguaçu Shipyard (EEP), gave a presentation at the All Lenders Meeting event, held in Rio de Janeiro, to show the foreign financers the leaders of the shipyards contracted by Sete Brasil – for the construction of 28 drill rigs for presalt ordered by Petrobras.

KMacs, used at the shipyards in Asia.

The executive director of EEP indicated the construction schedules for six rigs in Bahia that mark the reemergence of the naval industry in the state.For the first vessel, the electrical and drilling packages have already been acquired, in addition to the cranes.

When questioned about the

Fernando Barbosa pointed out the participation of Kawasaki Heavy Industries as a technological partner and stated that more than 100 Members of EEP will travel to Japan by the end of this year to learn in practice more about the construction process used by the Japanese company.The agreement also includes technical support and a license for the software

partnership between the Brazilian and Japanese companies, Fernando Barbosa reminded those present that, despite the fact that EEP is a new Company, its shareholders have had successful experiences with Japan.“We will use the learning from the past 30 to 35 years,” he said, referring to the 1980s, when Brazil invested in the construction of oil ships and rigs.

Fernando Barbosa presented the financial data for EEP, which already invested R$ 84.2 million in 2011 and 2012 and which plans to invest an additional R$ 102.4 million in 2013

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Strengthening Relationships O d e b re c ht I nfra stru c tu re pa rti c i pate d i n Ca re e r Dayi n th e c i ty of Ab u D ha b i , a n d p re se nte d th e O rga n izati o n a n d i ts Bu s i n e sse s to l o ca l stu d e nts, attra c ti ng atte nti o n to th e i nte rn s h i p o p p o rtu n i ti e s ava i la b l e at th e co m pa ny.

O rga n ize d by th e Al Jazi ra h I n sti tu te of Sc i e n ce a n d Te c h n o l ogy a n d th e Ab u D ha b i Vo cati o na l Ed u cati o na l a n d Tra i n i ng I n sti tu te ( ADVETI ) , 17 d i ffe re nt co m pa n i e s pa rti c i pate d i n th e eve nt.

Fo r Ad d e l Al Am e ri , D i re c to r of ADVETI, th e eve nt re i nfo rce s th e i n sti tu ti o n’ s co m m i tm e nt to offe ri ng stu d e nts th e c ha n ce to a cq u i re va l ua b l e s ki l l s a n d kn owl e dge a b o u t th e j o b ma rke t, wh i c h wi l l h e l p th e m d eve l o p su cce ssfu l ca re e rs. “Re ce ivi ng th e co m pa n i e s h e re stre ngth e n s th e re lati o n s h i p b e twe e n stu d e nts, e m p l oye rs a n d th e i n sti tu te, ” sa i d Al Am e ri .

Investments in the Mexican Plastic Market From June 18-21, the Braskem Idesa joint venture participated in Expo Pack 2013, a leading event in packaging technology and transformation for Mexico and Central America.

The largest expo center in Mexico City received 25,000 participants from the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, hygiene and cleaning, graphic arts, medical, chemical and automotive industries in search of the latest technological innovations in the sector.

The participation of BraskemIdesa is part of a pre-marketing campaign held in Mexico, designed to draw in potential clients and promote the joint venture in the plastic transformation market in the country.

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More Technology for SuperVia This year, SuperVia – a company controlled by Odebrecht TransPort – received the installation of theHyperion Planning system through a project developed with the Odebrecht Information Technology (IT) area, started in June 2012.

Members now have access to a new solution for budget projection and monitoring.With the installation, the

company’s needs, but was still able to adjust to the new work routine.“During the process, we received the support of all the areas in order to elaborate a system that could work simply without losing sight of the main objective of producing management information for better evaluations and decision making,” said Mônica Valiera, responsible for Financial

processes were automated, boosting the reliability and security of the numbers collected.Edson Assunção, responsible for the Controllership at SuperVia, highlighted the benefits:“Hyperion offers information security and efficiency, improved viewing of the result structure, and the standardization of the tool and financial language for communication with the areas,” he said.

The system was adapted based on the

Planning.

According to Assunção, Hyperion Planning is being installed to support the growth expected for SuperVia and also to increase the security of financial information.“With the information generated in a single database, it is possible to gain more time for qualitative analyses without affecting deadlines,” added Valiera.

Before installing Hyperion, there was no system that securely met SuperVia’s needs

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Motivated by the Challenge

For Members of Parana Waters Project, the challenge helped them to overcome their own limits

They were three years of intense work on the Parana Waters Project, undertaken by Odebrecht Infrastructure in Argentina, to overcome a challenge:manufacture the dovelas(concrete rings for tunnels) necessary for building a 15-meter tunnel.

In June, this goal was reached when the dovelas plant team from the project delivered unit No. 63,831, the last piece required for the construction of the tunnel that will carry the water from

the Parana River to the Juan Manuel de Rosas plant.

Members shared a mixture of satisfaction and feeling of duty fulfilled.“I want to thank the entire team, which worked with dedication to meet this goal,” emphasized José Bertuol, responsible for the dovelasfactory at the project.The synergy with the other areas also helped those involved overcome the challenge at hand.“We are all part of the gears that puts the machinery into movement,” he emphasized.

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rom May 27-June 1, Odebrecht Infrastructure held its first edition

of the Young Builder Program, integrating participants from Angola, Mozambique, the United

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Arab Emirates and Portugal.The initiative is designed to promote the training and development of participants by offering a more ample and integrated vision of the Business at which they work.The

Entrepreneurs program is based on completing the Entrepreneurial Task and uses the competency of the Line and the Educational Leaders as its primary source.

During a one-week period in

Luanda, Members completed the first module, which presented the different areas during the phase of winning a contract.In addition to the specific topics of a proposal, the programming also featured

For the first time, Odebrecht Infrastructure joined together professionals from Angola, Mozambique, United Arab Emirates and Portugal for Young Builder

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lectures on the Action Program of the Entrepreneurial Leader, Focus on the Client and Education Through Work, Angolan Culture and the Organization’s 2020 Vision – the last of which was administered

by Beatriz Filgueiras, responsible for Culture and Integration at Odebrecht S.A., which reinforced the philosophical concepts of the Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO).

UNION OF CULTURES Among those companies that make up Odebrecht Infrastructure

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- Africa, United Arab Emirates and Portugal, Angola has implemented the Young Builder Program since 2007. “The creation of the program involving all of the countries promotes an important synergy between the Members of these sites,” explained Emanuel Salgado, responsible for support for the program at the Business.According to Salgado, the exchange of experiences, visions and cultures, together with the formation of a network of relationships between the participants, is something very healthy:“This helps the youth see

the dynamics and diversity of the Organization, allowing them to develop an understanding of the characteristics and competencies required of the Odebrecht Partner.”

This first edition included 62 Members of different nationalities, such as Angolan, Mozambiquan, Brazilian, Portuguese, Filipino and Pakistani.

For the Pakistani Abu-BakarAsif, Planning Engineer for the Pump Station, project located in the United Arab Emirates, the program was beneficial due to the

information addressed.“Even being one of the Members whodoes not speak Portuguese, I saw that people were willing to speak English,” said Asif.“Getting to know the Organization better made me feel privileged to work at Odebrecht,” said the youth, one of the more lively members of the group.

Francisco Tembe, an Engineer from the Nacala Airport in Mozambique, stated that the meeting surpassed the expectations of all those present due to the learning and multicultural integration it promoted.“We could see that, despite the diversity and short time working together, we are all

“Cultural exchange:”the program included the participation of more than 60 youth of different nationalities

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Members participated in an integration activity with stretching exercises

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young, united by the TEO and pursuing similar objectives,” said Tembe.

Production Engineer José Tanguin, from the Philippines, pointed out that the advisors were precise and inspiring.“From the first to the last day, the module caught my interest,” he said.Erica Torres, from the Benguela, South Kwanza and Namibe project in Angola, commented that her participation in the program created an opportunity for integration with other

was very good,” said Torres.“I was able to exchange experiences with different generations and learn about a range of different cultures,” she said.

According to Emanuel Salgado, the result of the first meeting was positive:“We are pleased, primarily with the commitment, creativity and quality of our Young Builders’ participation,” said Salgado.The second program module, focused on Mobilization, will be held in Mozambique in August of this

professionals.“The idea of ‘exchange’

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Winning group from the activity “Proposal in Competition in the Case Study.”Starting from the left: Ivandro Miguel, Maysa Guimarães Rosa, Fábio Maia Von Flach, Henrique José Santos F. Oliveira and António Manuel da Silva

MussaTacula, a Member of the Nacala Airport project in Mozambique, during the lecture about the 2020 Vision

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Health in the Rural Region At the Morro Vermelho Unit in Goiás, Odebrecht Agroindustrial develops the Active Health Program in partnership with Odebrecht Administradora e Corretora de Seguros(OCS) and the insurance companySulAmérica.The goal is to identify and support Members who suffer from chronic diseases, such as cardiac insufficiency, high blood pressure, diabetes, pulmonary emphysema, bronchitis and asthma.

The Member participates in the following program phases:filling out a questionnaire about his or her family health history, including any genetic predispositions and lifestyle; drawing of a blood sample for glucose and cholesterol exams and the measurement of blood pressure, weight and height.After calculating the results, an individual report is issued about each Member’s health profile, together with a consolidated report for the Business leaders.

For the Members identified as having one of the diseases, Active Health offers monthly phone assistance for the minimum period of 12 months with physicians, nurses, nutritionists and psychologists.

Over the phone, these professionals reinforce the medical orientations, encourage healthy habits, help strengthen the medical bond for routine care and orient the worker in emergency situations.

The Active Health Program is being evaluated at the Morro VermelhoPlant so that it can be offered to the Members of other Odebrecht Agroindustrial plants.

The workers of the Odebrecht Agroindustrial Morro Vermelho Unit receive medical evaluations and have access to teams of professionals for assistance with and the monitoring of chronic diseases

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To Exchange Experiences During the months of May and June, the People and Organization area at Odebrecht held meetings to reinforce topics related to Labor and Trade Union Relations at the different contracts.Two dates were organized for the event:one with the participation of the 65 Administrative-Financial Managers (GAFs) and another with 65 professionals responsible for the topics at the developments.

During the meeting with the GAFs, Saulo Vinicius, Managing Director of Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial, Paulo Falcão, Contract Director of the Maracanã Rio 2014 Consortium, and Antonio Gavioli, Contract Director at the Corinthians Arena, presented examples of successful initiatives at their projects.

The participants also listened to a lecture by José Lopez Feijó, Special Advisor to the Head Minister of the General Secretary to the Presidency of the Republic, who reinforced the topic related to the National Commitment to Improve Work Conditions in the Construction Industry.

The event held by those responsible for Labor and Trade Union Relations was marked by the presence of the GAFs Mauricio Mendes and Wilson Busanelo, from Odebrecht Infrastructure - Brazil, and André

Chagas, from Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial.On the occasion, Members also reinforced the importance of labor and trade union relations for the contracts, as well as the expectations related to the role of the group responsible for the topic at the construction project.

Coordinated by Zidem Abrahao, responsible for Labor and Trade Union Relations at Odebrecht and his team, the events encouraged the sharing of good practices and added knowledge

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SHE on the Leader’s Agenda

There were six groups for the seminar Odebrecht Strategy for Excellence in SHE at the PPP Schools

During the months of April and May, Members in the leadership programs at PPP Schools – Specific Purpose Society “Innovate BH” –, implemented by Odebrecht Infrastructure and Odebrecht Properties to build and administer schools in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, participated in the seminar Odebrecht Strategy for Excellence in SHE (Workplace Safety, Health and Environment).

Separated into two modules – Awareness Raising and Behavioral Dialogue –, the initiative brought participants a reflection about the cultural evolution in SHE and addressed topics such as discipline, commitment, leadership through example and vision of these areas as value added to the Business.“Workplace Safety, Health and Environment should become a value that is incorporated into the daily routine and reflected in the actions at the construction sites,” emphasized Adauto Milanez, responsible for SHE at PPP Schools, and head of the seminar.

In the Behavioral Dialogue, the leader was oriented about the approach technique for Members, to encourage them to reflect and perform self-evaluations about the risks of accidents or occupational diseases.The method consists of observing, intervening and questioning about the consequences of the deviation identified.For Bruno Tiere, Contract director of the PPP Schools, these meetings represented an opportunity to reinforce the need for everyone to feel responsible for the practice of prevention.“The ones who implement SHE are the Members of all areas, who receive the support of specialists such as technicians and Safety and Environment engineers and Health professionals,” he said.

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A Milestone for Workers On June 10, the Pipe Rack Consortium (CPPR), formed by the companies Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial, UTC Engenharia and Mendes Junior, hosted the swearing in of 27 Members from eight companies of COMPERJ(Rio de Janeiro Petrochemical Complex), located in the region of Itaboraí.

The group represents the workers’ commissions for the complex and will be responsible for monitoring and addressing issues related to working conditions.

The event included the presence of the Minister of Labor and Employment, Manoel Dias, and the Minister of the General Department of the Presidency of the Republic, Gilberto Carvalho, who emphasized the importance that the government gives to strengthening the workers’ commissions within

companies.“We are here to recognize a new employment relationship that we are inaugurating in the country,” he said.

For José Henrique Enes Carvalho, Contract director at the Pipe Rack Consortium, hosting an event of this magnitude and national importance is an honor.CPPR is represented by three members on the workers’ commission, and one of these is Member Bruno de Oliveira.“This junction between the worker, government and company will be of great use in terms of resolving social demands,” said Oliveira.

According to Minister Manoel Dias, the challenge faced by these workers will be to build a new reality, one more focused on dialogue and, accordingly, seek more productive results that generate new public policies.

Made up of 25,000 workers, COMPERJ formed the 20th commission to be installed in Brazil

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“Hyper Day” In May, the Odebrecht Infrastructure ConstrutorTransrio Consortium promoted the Hyper Day campaign designed to control diabetes on the teams.The disease is caused by elevated glucose (sugar) in the blood, a condition called hyperglycemia – according to Brazilian Diabetes Society.

For a two-day period, a health professional

fell outside the averages recommended by the World Health Organization were sent for further medical monitoring.

The graphic with the results was presented and commented on during the last day of the measurement by occupational nurse, Cláudio Henrique, during the Daily Safety Dialogue (DDS) for the

measured the glucose levels in the Members’ blood.The result of the examination was provided immediately and the cases that

construction project Administration team, which also received information on fighting the disease.

Based on the result of the glucose exam, Members of ConstrutorTransrioConsortiumreceived orientations about diabetes

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The program will be launched in four other regions besides Bahia:Rio Grande (Rio Grande do Sul), Ipatinga (Minas Gerais), Ipojuca (Pernambuco) and Itaboraí (Rio de Janeiro)

Partners Renewed On June 14, 60 companies from Bahia participated in the launch of the Supplier Development Program, which belongs to the Brazilian Federal Government’s “Bigger Brazil Plan.”The Enseada do Paraguaçu Shipyard (EEP), located in Maragogipe, and the assembler Ford, in Camaçari, will be the program’s anchor companies in the state.

The idea is to increase and qualify good and service suppliers for the automotive, naval and oil and gas segments.This qualification will take place through actions designed to attract investments, elaboration of supplier catalogs and introduction of new management techniques, for example.

In Bahia, up to 30 small and mediumsized industrial good and service companies will be qualified for the oil,

gas and naval chain.Fernando Barbosa, executive director of EEP, emphasized the importance of developing the sector’s supplier chain:“We seek out partners to ensure success at this development and we depend on them to achieve quality and competitiveness to reach this objective.”.

The event was held at the Bahia State Federal of Industries (FIEB) with the participation ofHeloísa Menezes, Secretary of Production Development from the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.“We cannot encourage purchases in Brazil if the supplier industry is not prepared,” said Menezes.“We have to support and induce innovation, supplier qualification and improvements in quality, productivity and competitiveness,” she pointed out.

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Family Bonds Through the CONSOL With Your Family Program, the Construtor Ruta del Sol Consortium, headed by Odebrecht Infrastructure in Colombia, offers the children of Members programming to visit the construction work so that they can learn more about their parents’ work.

During this year, approximately 85 children ages 6-12 took part in activities involving everything from a visit to the construction and chats on Workplace Safety to a special lunch and painting contest.Jeimy Katherine Martínez, a Member of the Social

Responsibility area, emphasized that this a moment marked by a great deal of pride for the parents, who feel pleased to contribute toward the progress of this important project in the country.

CONSOL With Your Familyseeks to strengthen the integration of these workers and their families with the company. The Member Jose Libardo Arias demonstrates that the program has reached this objective.“The space is an opportunity to share how we work with our kids,” he said.“They are the ones who encourage us onward.”

The children of Members after one of the groups of CONSOL With Your Family.

At the end of the day, they receive certifications for their participation

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To Empower People

In May, the ACP SHE Project – undertaken by Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial in Argentina – held the training People, Communication and Planning in partnership with the Planos Institute – a consulting firm specialized in business technology.

With the participation of 22 Members, the program addressed

the construction of the leader’s Action Plan, the team member’s Action Program and Life and Career Planning.Of the different exercises used, the group planned the construction of a chalet and completed the MyersBriggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a test developed to help identify each person’s characteristics and preferences.

Members of the ACP SHE project at the hotel where the People, Communication and Planning training took place

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Family Fun

Children’s games livened up the day for children during Integration 2013, in Argentina

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Member of projects and offices of Odebrecht in Argentina gathered in May for the event Integration 2013 . Over 200 Members, with their family, enjoyed a day of sunshine, with sports and fun in the city of Pilar, located 60 kilometers from Buenos Aires.

Beginning with a breakfast, the day then continued with games of different types, designed for all ages. A soccer championship, dance classes, stretching exercises, massage, volleyball, ping pong and table soccer offered participants an opportunity for integration and fun.

The main attraction was the tournament simulating the Olympics Games, where the group split up into teams to compete.

Believe Program Arrives to Cojedes, Venezuela The project to build four Sugarcane Derivative Agroindustrial Complexes (CADCA) – currently being completed by Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial for PDVSA Agrícolain Venezuela – implemented the Believe program at the Cojedes State construction site.The idea is to train and prepare qualified labor in the region, which is characterized by rural communities, so that their members may join the Contract team.

These individuals will be selected in July and the process will receive the support of trade unions and the local community.Those selected participate in modulesbasic and technical.“The basic module lasts 20 hours and covers five areas:quality, environment, safety, psychology and health,” explained José MaríaDíaz, Civil Construction Inspector at PDVSA Agrícola.“Once approved in this phase, the participant continues on to the technical module,” he said.

In the technical module, there are courses available for bricklayers, electricians, welders and those responsible for scaffolding assembly and disassembly, in addition to lightweight and heavyweight equipment operators.

José MaríaDíaz pointed out that, in addition to promoting the generation of jobs opportunities, Believe also seeks to foster the social inclusion of Venezuelans.

In CADCA, the program is already implemented at the Trujillo and Portuguesa construction sites, and will soon be in place at Barinas

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Best Practices for a Leader The EstaleiroParaguaçuConsortium (CEP) – which falls under the responsibility of Odebrecht Infrastructure – conducted the ceremony to present the Leader’s Manual at the CEP Shipyard in the city of Jaguaripe, Bahia.The material is a set of commandments and commitments elaborated by the project foremen responsible for constructing the Enseada do Paraguaçu Shipyard, featuring the main guidelines that should be followed by the consortium leaders.

The event represented the official end of a project that lasted four months.There were nine meetings, during which time the participants fashion to elaborate the 15 Commandments of the Leader at the CEP Shipyard.“I’m impressed with the scope of the work and the behavioral guidelines elaborated,” said José Luis Coutinho Faria, Contract director, during the closing portion of the ceremony.“If we fulfill these commandments, we will most certainly have

a better project, with a better environment,” he said.

Member Antônio Selvino dos Santos was one of those chosen to present the commandments.“The program was quite beneficial,” he said.“In addition to learning how to maintain a good relationship with my team members, I was able to gain an idea of the savings of my country,” said Santos, the leader of a team with 41 people.

The Leader’s Manual at the CEP Shipyard covers the topics related to the project, general knowledge, leadership, relationship and subjects pertinent to the work routine, and is designed to encourage team spirit.“Through this program, we hope to raise our field leaders’ awareness about the importance of cultivating good work relationships with their team members, based on confidence, respect and motivation,” reinforced José Luis Coutinho Faria.

In addition to reinforcing the values of SHE (Workplace Safety, Health and Environment) and Quality, the event encouragedthe Members to practice leadership and to build transparent dialogue

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The Wives of Odebrecht Agroindustrial Members gathered to overcome the challenges of moving together through the Spouses’ Program

The Benefits of Change Living far from one’s family to seek out professional and personal growth often also requires adapting to new customs.In order to show the good side that a major move can bring, in June, Odebrecht Agroindustrial promoted yet another Spouses’ Meeting at the Araguaia Center, an event designed for the wives of Members.

During the first meeting, held in April, approximately 80 participants took part and were encouraged to deal productively with the differences.“In order to minimize the cultural shock, it is necessary to adopt a positive stance on the new life and local habits,” revealed psychologist Andréa Fuks, a consultant who develops the program as well at other Odebrecht companies.

Two groups were formed at the event:one focused on the adaptation of new Members – “Friendly Shoulder” –, and another designed for the community – ABEM.After structuring the projects, during the second meeting the teams had the chance to share the next steps.

In the “Friendly Shoulder” program, the group

sought out actions to promote the adaptation of new families, primarily when the Members come from other regions. “We publicize the city, its unique characteristics and sources of education, culture and leisure,” explained Fernanda Amoroso, wife of Rodrigo Amoroso, Agricultural Manager of the ÁguaEmendada Unit.The Mineiros Association for Good (ABEM) developed incentives to benefit people from the community where they currently reside.“We began evaluating the situation in the city of Mineiros, going to some of the institutions and visiting the Municipal Secretary of Social Action to better understand the municipality’s reality.“We have several projects underway,” said Paula Baracho, wife of ÉricoBaracho, Manager of People and Administration at the Araguaia Center.

For Daniela Sebalhos, People & Organization Coordinator at the Araguaia Center, this movement is here to stay.“The benefit extends to all Members of Odebrecht Agroindustrial, as well as all those inserted into these communities,” said Sebalhos.

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Dedication to Overcoming Challenges

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n 2013, the magazine ENR (Engineering NewsRecord) – a North American publication about the global construction market – held the first edition of the ENR Global Best Projects Awards, which recognizes the year’s top projects in the sector.

Specialists analyzed 66 projects worldwide, considering Safety, Innovation and the Overcoming of Challenges, and prioritized the contracts consisting of teams of different nationalities.

The projects were segmented into the following categories:Airports/Ports; Bridges/Tunnels; Culture; Education/Research; Environment; Government Buildings; ‘Green’ Projects; Health; Office; Energy/Industry;

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Rails; Residential/Hotel; Retail/ Miscellaneous Developments; Roads/Highways; and Sports/ Entertainment.

The Odebrecht Organization was awarded for five contracts, currently underway in the United States and the Dominican Republic.

The following developments were recognized: AirportLink Metrorail Extensionand MIA Mover, in the Rails category; MIA North Terminal Development Program, in Airports/Ports; LPV 3.2B North of I-10 West Return Floodwall, located in New Orleans, in the Environment segment; and the Del Coral Expressway, located in La Romana, in the category of Bridges/Tunnels, for the construction of the bridge over the Chavon River.

Starting from the left:FรกbioCaboclo from Planservi, partner company; Scott Blair, a representative from ENR; JuvenalitoGusmao, Market Development Director at Odebrecht in the Dominican Republic; and Carlos Theodorico, who was Production Manager for the Del Coral Expressway

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LEARN ABOUT THE WINNING PROJECTS

DEL CORAL EXPRESSWAY A bridge was built over the Chavon Bridge as part of the highway infrastructure development contract in La Romana, in the Dominican Republic.

The bridge represented an important component of the project due to the region’s vulnerability to weather conditions, primarily hurricanes.

The structures were designed to fulfill the new Anti-Seismic Construction Code and resist the seismic charges on the pillars.

MIA NORTH TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM The Miami International Airport (MIA) North Terminal development project transformed the 50-year-old building.Without interrupting the services for passengers, workers demolished two parts of the building to duplicate the terminal’s length.

The expansion of the length of the North Terminal added more than 1.6 kilometers to the North Terminal

MIA MOVER

The bridge over the Chavon River extends 302.92 meters long and 30 meters high

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The project included the construction of two kilometers of rails, with trains that connect the Miami International Airport to the MIC (Miami Intermodal Center) car rental center.The construction work was completed on the date and at the cost previously established and

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LPV 3.2B NORTH OF I-10 WEST RETURN FLOODWALL

It is common to see flooding in the region of New Orleans, and it recently recovered from Hurricane Katrina, which occurred in 2005 and primarily affected the Metropolitan region

Located to the East of the Mississippi River, the construction project has the mission of reducing the risk of damage due to hurricanes and storms in New Orleans.

The work includes the construction of dikes and gates and improvements to four pumping stations at the edge of the river to contain flooding.

ned the award OSHA´s Voluntary tection Program Star for rkplace Health and Safety. naugurated in September 2012, A Mover reaches a maximum ed of 65 kilometers per hour and the capacity to transport more n 3,000 passengers per hour.

AIRPORTLINK METRORAIL EXTENSION AirportLink is a 3.9-kilometer extension of Metrorail, the intermodal transport service of MIC (Miami Intermodal Center). The development connects the urban center of Miami with the International Airport, freeing up the surrounding streets.

The project presented some “incredible challenges,” according to the jurors of the ENR Global Best Projects Awards, such as the passage of railroad lines, highways and navigation routes.

The look of AirportLink also caught the attention of the specialists who participated in the voting for the award

MIA Mover eliminates approximately 1,400 bus trips per day, which reduces the carbon emissions by 30%

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Scott Blair, a representative from ENR, and Rami Nassar, Production Manager from LPV-3.2b, during the award ceremony

CELEBRATION The award ceremony was held on June 6 in New York.For the jurors of the ENR Global Best Projects, the awarded developments are examples of challenge and global quality.“We make an effort to reach the highest possible level of client satisfaction and it is gratifying to see our Members and partners recognized for this dedication,� emphasized Gilberto Neves, Managing Director of Odebrecht in the United States.

During the event, the jury granted the award of Project of the Year to two projects,

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completely different in size, but both innovative in terms of structure and their method of implementation.One building, called The Shard, located in the United Kingdom, which is 306 meters high and has a unique appearance, won the award for Best Large Project.

The Schoolhouse South Africa, located in Johannesburg (South Africa), received the award for Best Small Project for the construction of a center for child development and the training of professors, coordinated by volunteers from Cornell University.

Our Culture, Our Brand Learn how the seals are used together with our Brand The seals are present in different situations at our Organization. They are used to identify projects, mark a commemorative moment, as well as to graphically represent internal events or awards ceremonies.

We do not always use the Brand together with the seals, but when we do apply it, it is necessary to take precautions to ensure that it is done so correctly.

Here are some tips: Correct

Respect the Brand’s no-interference area

It is possible to use the name Odebrecht without the presence of the Brand. To do this, use the Odebrecht font family

Read the tips from Editions 307 and 308 of ON

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Never interfere with the logo design using shadows or special effects

Do not use the logo inside a composition or create descriptives together with the brand

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outh from the Art and Trade Program music course in the region of Altos Mirandinos, in the La Estrella community: cultural and sports activities promote the development of new skills

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Th e 7 t h I nte rn at i o n a l Ex h i b i t o f M ate ri a l s , Raw M ate ri a l s , Co at i ngs a n d M a c h i n e ry fo r Co n s t ru c t i o n ( Co n s t ru ex p o 2 01 3 ) gat h e re d t h e m o s t re n own e d n at i o n a l a n d i nte rn at i o n a l co m p a n i e s fro m t h e s e c to rs at d i ffe re nt s ta n d s a n d fo r l e c tu re s give n by s p e c i a l i s ts fro m t h e a re a s o f e ngi n e e ri ng a n d co n s t ru c t i o n a n d s u s ta i n a b i l i ty.

O d e b re c h t I n f ra s t r u c tu re p a rt i c i p ate d i n t h e ex h i b i t , wh i c h b ega n o n M ay 3 0 , wi t h a s p a ce t h at p re s e nte d t h e O rga n i zat i o n , i ts c u l tu re a n d t h e s o c i a l re s p o n s i b i l i ty a n d co m m i t m e nt to Ve n e zu e l a’ s d eve l o p m e nt .

D u ri ng t h e fi rs t we e k o f J u n e , t h e awa rd s ce re m o ny fo r t h e 2 01 3 A n n u a l Co n s t ru c t i o n Awa rd m a rke d t h e a c h i eve m e nt o f a n i m p o rta nt d i s t i n c t i o n

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fo r O d e b re c ht d u e to i ts re l at i o n s h i p wi t h t h e l o c a l co m m u n i t i e s . Th e A rt a n d Tra d e P rogra m , h e l d by t h e Lí n e a I I - M e t ro d e Lo s Te q u e s Co n s o rt i u m a n d ge a re d towa rd re s i d e nts fro m Al to s M i ra n d i n o s , wa s awa rd e d i n t h e c atego ry o f So c i a l Ent re p re n e u ri a l Re s p o n s i b i l i ty.

Fo r M a rce l o Co l avo l p e , Co nt ra c t d i re c to r, t h e awa rd co nt ri b u te s towa rd t h e i n c re a s i ngly gre ate r co m m i t m e nt to s o c i e ty. “ O u r co m p a ny b u i l t i ts fo u n d at i o n o n t h e i m p o rta n ce o f H u m a n B e i ngs a n d t h e s o c i a l we l l b e i ng o f t h e co m m u n i t i e s i n wh i c h i t o p e rate s , ” s a i d Co l avo l p e . “At t h i s p ro j e c t , we wo rk to b e n e fi t a p o p u l at i o n t h at i n c l u d e s m o re t h a n 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n h a b i ta nts . ”

TH E PROGRAM A rt a n d Tra d e wa s c re ate d i n 2 0 0 9 i n t h e regi o n o f Al to s M i ra n d i n o s , l o c ate d i n t h e m u n i c i p a l i ty o f G u a i c a i p u ro .

Th e m a i n o b j e c t ive s a re t h e s o c i a l i n c l u s i o n o f c h i l d re n a n d t h e p ro fe ss i o n a l t ra i n i ng o f s i ngl e wo m e n i n t h e regi o n t h ro ugh c u l tu ra l a n d s p o rts a c t ivi t i e s t h at a l l ow fo r t h e i m p rove m e nt a n d d eve l o p m e nt o f n ew s ki l l s .

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Th e p rogra m wa s s t ru c tu re d toge t h e r wi t h t h e co m m u n i ty s o t h at i t c a n co nt i n u e b eyo n d t h e fi n a l d ate o f t h e Lo s Te q u e s S u bway Li n e 2 co n s t ru c t i o n wo rk. Wi t h t h e p a rt i c i p at i o n o f co m m u n i ty l e a d e rs a n d p a rt n e r e nt i t i e s – s u c h a s t h e Ce nt ra l U n ive rs i ty o f Ve n e zu e l a –, t h e re i s a co n s ta nt exc h a nge b e twe e n t h e b e n e fi c i a ri e s a n d “co m m u n i ty a l l i e s” ( co m m u n i ty age nts ) .

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Marcelo Colavolpe with the project’s Social Responsibility team.To the left: Verónica Romero and Patricia Mendoza. To the right: Natasha León

O d e b re c ht’ s o p e rat i o n s i n t h e re gi o n , t h e wo rk wa s d e s ign e d to d eve l o p th e s ki l l s of th ose p e o p l e wh o re s i d e n e a r th e co n stru c ti o n. Arth u r N e m ro d , Ad m i n i strative a n d Fi na n c ia l Ma nage r, Patri c ia M e n d oza , re s p o n s i b l e fo r th e So c ia l Re s p o n s i b i l i ty a re a, a n d th e te a m co n d u c te d a so c ia l - e co n o m i c stu dy to su p p o rt th e re s i d e nts of Al tos M i ra n d i n os. “Th ro ugh ha n d i c raft, m u s i c , pa i nti ng a n d ma rtia l a rts c la sse s – i n wh i c h th e te a c h e rs

a re ofte n m e m b e rs of th e co m m u n i ty –, p e o p l e d eve l o p th e i r stro ng p o i nts a n d b e co m e e ngage d wi th p ro d u c ti o n a n d su sta i na b l e a c tivi ti e s fo r th e gro u p, ” exp la i n e d th e Co ntra c t D i re c to r.

Fo r Patri c ia M e n d oza a n d Ma rce l o Co lavo l p e, th e su cce ss of Art a n d Tra d e i s th e re su l t of th e p rogra m’ s i nvo lve m e nt a n d p la n n i ng toge th e r wi th re s i d e nts, a n d wi th th e su p p o rt of th e l o ca l tra i n e d m u l ti p l i e rs, th e wo rk wi l l b e co nti n u e d .

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Chances to Think About Sustainability On June 10 – accompanying the celebrations for Environment Week in Peru –, Odebrecht launched the 4 th edition of the Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development in the country.

Members from the Organization’s different businesses participated in the event, together with academic

Leadership Center and Professor for the Academic Department of Administration at Universidad delPacífico.

According to Ricardo Boleira, Managing Director of Odebrecht Infrastructure in Peru, the establishment of alliances between the academic community, professional associations and the

authorities from the country’s main universities and representatives from institutions associated with Sustainability.

During the ceremony, the public had the opportunity to reflect on the importance of developing responsible leaders to make the path toward sustainable development an effective one, through the lecture given by BaltazarCaravedo, Director of the

business sector is a means for diffusing scientific and technological innovations to benefit society.“Only in this way can we achieve a new dimension of development, one with environmental ethic, values and commitments assumed for the construction of development with inclusion,” said Boleira.

Last year, 55 projects from 19 different universities signed up.For more information, visit: www.premioodebrecht.com.pe

Starting from the left:Carlos FredericoBarreda, President of the Peruvian Nuclear Energy Institute (IPEN); MarloYurivilca, Legal Director at Odebrecht; Ricardo Boleira; BaltazarCaravedo; Mickelly Cuba, Social-Environmental Responsibility Manager; Allan Chan, Director of Administration and Social Responsibility; and Paulo Tassi, Proposal Director at Odebrecht

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Important Achievement in the Dominican Republic

Marco Cruz (to the right) receives the distinction from Domingo Fermín, accompanied by Minister Gonzalo Castillo (in the center)

During the 2013 14th International Construction Market Expo, held in Santo Domingo, Odebrecht Infrastructure was recognized by the Dominican Republic Association of Entrepreneurs from the Construction Market and Related Areas as the “International Company of the Year” due to the investments made that contributed toward the development of the sectors associated with construction in the country.

In an act that took place with the presence of the Minister of Public Works and Communications, Gonzalo Castillo, and the Ambassador of Brazil in the country, José Marcus Vinícius de Souza, among other authorities, Marco Cruz, Managing Director of Odebrecht in the Dominican Republic, received the distinction from the President of the Association of Entrepreneurs from the Construction Market and Related Areas, Domingo Fermín.

Minister Gonzalo Castillo pointed out the differentiated operations of Odebrecht, which has contributed toward the country’s development since the start of its operations in 2002. Marco Cruz thanked and extended the recognition to clients, suppliers, partners and Members.According to Cruz, Odebrecht currently has more than 2,700 workers from 283 companies subcontracted in the country, in addition to the direct Members.

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Recognition in the Real Estate Sector June 13 marked the ceremony to deliver the 2013 Top Real Estate Award, promoted by the newspaper O Estado de São Pauloin partnership with the Housing Trade Union (SECOVI). Odebrecht Realizações Imobiliárias earned 8 th place in the ranking that elected the 10 incorporators with the most launches in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.It is the first time the company has made the list.

The ranking is based on the annual survey elaborated by the Brazilian Company of Property Studies (EMBRAESP), which considers the volume of residential and commercial launches, excluding corporate offices, commercial centers and others.In addition to the Incorporation category, Top Real Estate honors the biggest construction and real estate companies on the market.

“We are proud to be part of such a well recognized ranking in the market for the first time, which honors companies that develop selective and innovative projects to contribute toward the development of the cities,” said Paul Aridan, Director of the São Paulo Regional branch.He and Paulo Melo, Director of the Central-South brand, represented Odebrecht RealizaçõesImobiliárias during the ceremony.“The achievement is quite significant, primarily if we take into consideration the fact that the survey does not include corporate offices, which represent a good portion of our portfolio,” said Aridan.

Now in its 20 th edition, the Top Real Estate Award has earned its place as the main one from the Brazilian real estate industry.Each year, the initiative gathers some 1,000 people, including directors, managers and Members of construction companies, incorporators and sellers.It also involves the participation of political authorities and representatives of entities such as the São Paulo Housing Trade Union, the São Paulo State Civil Construction Industry Trade Union and the Engineering Institute, among others.

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International Award in Engineering Systems Automation Odebrecht Engenharia de Projetos (OEP) was the winner in the category Engineering & Schematics for the Platinum Pipe Award, a global award granted by Hexagon, focused on engineering project automations.The distinction was granted during the Global Meeting of Hexagon Users (HXGnLive 2013), held from June 3-6 in Las Vegas.

The OEP automation project was developed to allow for the generation and management of instrument and equipment data sheets in the area of Processes.The system extracts data with a direct connection to the tool’s data, without the need for licenses, instead using an automation library applied to the Microsoft Excel environment.

“We guarantee that the data is coherent

with flow charts and lists of items,” explained Michel Marcondes Pedroso, from the Engineering Systems area at OEP.“This boosts speed when generating documents and improves reliability and the final project quality,” he said.

OEP competed with companies from all over the world and the following categories were assessed:Video Demonstration, Description, Innovation, Benefits of Automation, General Quality, Idea and Professionalism.

Click to find out the winners of the Platinum Pipe Award in each category.

You can also view the video of the winning automations, including the OEP project.

The team from Odebrecht Engenharia de Projetos celebrates the international achievement.Companies from Canada and China earned second and third places

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Health and Safety Programs Recognized On June 14, the teams from Odebrecht in the United States received three important distinctions in the area of Safety for the operations in New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

The LPV-9.2 contract received the Voluntary Protection Programs Star (VPP

effective systems in the two sectors.

The teams were also recognized by the client, the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers, for their Safety performances at the LPV-9.2 and LPV3.2b projects, among another 62 construction companies from the district of New Orleans and among the 12 top construction companies from

Star) from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) – an entity of the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for the implementation and compliance with Health and Safety laws.The VPP Star is the entity’s most prestigious distinction, recognizing companies that voluntarily implement

the Mississippi River Valley division.

Odebrecht is the first construction company to receive the VPP Star in the VI region of OSHA, which includes eight states in the U.S. Southeast, and the first to be recognized in the Mississippi River Valley division by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers.

Gilberto Neves, Managing Director of Odebrecht in the country, and Gustavo Silveira, Contract Director, received the distinctions

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The LPV-9.2 (photo) and LPV-3.2b construction work included the implementation of protection systems against hurricanes and the flooding of the Mississippi River

Award to Commitment to Workplace Safety

Starting from the left: Guillermo Garrido Lecca del Río, General Manager of Pacífico EPS; Cesar Rivera Wilson, Joint General Director of Pacífico Vida; Paulo Tassi, Workplace Safety and Environment Engineering Director; André Veloso, Sustainability Manager for the Olmos Project; David Saettone Watmough, General Manager of Pacífico Seguros Gerais e Seguros de Vida; and Ronny Loor, Director of the North IIRSA and South IIRSA concessionaires.

On June 12, the Peruvian company PacíficoSeguros recognized the commitment to workplace health and safety in the work of its main clients associated with the product Complementary Risky Work Insurance (SCTR).

Of the more than 3,000 companies registered, a total of 78 were analyzed, considering the Occupational Safety and Health Plans implemented during the year 2012, as well as the results obtained.At the end of the evaluation, 19 awards were granted, three of which went to the Organization in the country.

In addition to the company itself, awards

also went to the North IIRSA and the Olmos Transfer projects for their good Workplace Safety practices developed in Peru in contribution to the PacíficoSeguros Prevention Department.“We are proud of the work completed to promote continuous improvements in the management of work risk prevention in our projects located throughout the country,” said Luisa Carrión, Workplace Safety, Health and Environment Manager of Odebrecht in Peru.“Our primary objective is to preserve Member’s lives and health,” she said.

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Recognition for Tribute to the Future Driven by the spirit of service, each year Members of the Organization and those of partner companies invest in Tribute to the Future – a program that promotes actions certified by the Odebrecht Foundation through income tax deductible donations.

Since its creation in 2004, R$ 17 million have already been raised, allowing the program to benefit some 50,000 people in the Bahia Southern Lowlands.In 2012, there were 4,686 participants and nine partner companies.

Through this interaction and history, Tribute to the Future earned second place in the category of Internal Public of the 12th LIF Award of the France-Brazil Chamber of Commerce (CCFB).The award ceremony took place on May 17 in São Paulo with the 5th Sustainability Forum.

On the occasion, there was also the launch of the 4th edition of the Guide on Sustainability

Actions, a publication organized by CCFB that gathers successful examples in the social area.

The experience from Tribute to the Future was included in the document.“It is undoubtedly a great opportunity for us to publicize Tribute to the Future in an environment with potential social investors,” said Clovis Faleiro Jr., from the Institutional Relations area of the Odebrecht Foundation and Leader of Tribute to the Future.

The investors of Tribute to the Future celebration the distinction.“Through a small gesture, I could collaborate toward the success of this initiative,” said Luiz Pedroso, Maintenance Coordinator at Odebrecht Oil and Gas.For Elson Felici, responsible for the Environment and Social Responsibility at Semp Toshiba, it is a source of pride to be a part of the achievement:“We hope to maintain our partnership and obtain even more results,” he said.

The ceremony for the 12 th LIF Award of the FranceBrazil Chamber of Commerce took place in São Paulo, together with the 5 th Sustainability Forum

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Learn more about the history of the Odebrecht Organization, which began in the mid-19th century.

Over the decades, a small company grew, consolidated its place in Brazil and also expanded into five continents.

Embark on a journey through time.

Access: www.odebrecht.com/culturaodebrecht/

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he relationship with the land goes way back.Since he was just 12 years old, Marcelo Roma has been in contact with the rural area.Son of a farmer and resident of the community of Gendiba, located in the Bahia municipality of Presidente Tancredo Neves, at age of 23, the youth has already treaded his own path:“I’m a rural entrepreneur and I had the chance to change my own history,” he explained.“It is the time to focus on work and development in the rural region.”

Roma is a former student of the Presidente Tancredo Neves Rural Family Home (CFR-PTN) – an institution associated with the Bahia Southern Lowlands Environmental Protection Area Mosaic Program for Development and Growth Integrated with Sustainability (PDCIS), supported by the Odebrecht Foundation together with public and private partners.In 2012, he completed his technical qualification in Agriculture integrated with High School – training that is based on Trade-Off Teaching:one week that is full-time, learning in both the classroom and on the field, and another two weeks on his family’s property, applying the new knowledge acquired.

During his three years at CFR-PTN, he learned about rural administration,

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cooperativism, soil management, irrigation and drainage, as well as a range of different crops.

During the second year of the program, he developed two educational-production projects focused on banana and manioc planting.“I worked in partnership with a land owner from the region, since my family’s area is small, only two hectares and nearly all occupied,” he said.The raw materials necessary for the cultivation were supplied with the support of the Tribute to the Future Program.

Roma was able to overcome the different obstacles that appeared.“During the second planting, I expanded my projects by reinvesting the resources earned from the first:the cultivation of banana increased from one to three hectares, and manioc, from one to five,” he said.“It has always been my dream to work with agriculture, but before joining the House I was discouraged, because I didn’t have any profitability.”

The crops guaranteed him financial return.However, the lack of land continued to be an obstacle, until an initiative created by CFR-PTN in partnership with the Presidente Tancredo Neves Rural Producers’ Cooperative (COOPATAN) – of which he is member and which is also a part of PDCIS – allowed him to expand

his crops.The Land Access Fund (FAT) is a mechanism designed to provide financial assistance to small producers, giving them the conditions to care for their agricultural projects and so that they can live exclusively and fully from their income generated in the field.

Initially, seven youth were chosen by the fund and are receiving support to acquire land.Roma is one of them.

In three months, the youth surpassed his goals, even anticipating his plantations.“I exceeded my budget and decided to invest what I had,” said Roma.“With the support of a partner, who also studied at CFR-PTN, we are working for a better future.We want to show the world that it makes no sense to be prejudiced against rural producers.We are the driving force of the city, of the world,” he emphasized.

The youth is currently making plans to finalize the crop planting and acquire new areas to improve his income, currently around R$ 2,000 per month, with the crops developed on third party lands.“I would like the young farmers to have more opportunities, like I did,” he said.“A chance to change history.I fulfilled the dream of having a property, one I can call my own.My focus is here, since I’m the owner of my business.”

Marcelo Roma, one of seven youth who receives support from the Land Access Fund, has plans to complete his crop planting and acquire new areas

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Sharing of Knowledge about Water Resources From May 27-30, Members of Odebrecht Infrastructure, from both Brazil and Mozambique, participated in the 11th Hydraulic and Water Resource Symposium of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (SILUSBA), held in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique.

The event was organized by the Brazilian, Portuguese and Cape Verde Associations of Water Resources (ABRH, APRH and ACRH), together with the Mozambique Association of Water Professionals.

The main goal was to promote the sharing of knowledge and experiences in water resource management, such as sanitation, energy, economic and human development and coastal and risk management.Approximately 120 technical exhibits were on display related to sustainable solutions for common

problems in the participating countries.

Luiz Gabriel Azevedo, responsible for Sustainability, presented the ecological flow study for the operation of the Chaglla Hydroelectric Power Plant in Peru.“Our participation was important for illustrating the scope of the partnership between Odebrecht and the African countries, in addition to promoting a qualified forum for disseminating the company’s good practices and experiences in water projects,” said Azevedo.

At the exhibit, Odebrecht presented two display panels, one about the dredging of the Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant Igapó forest and about the Organization’s experience with water resource projects.

Visitors also had the chance to see the energy projects underway worldwide and learn more about the Believe Program.

From left to right:Bruno Medeiros, New Business Director at Mozambique; Miguel Peres, Managing Director of Odebrecht in Mozambique; and Luiz Gabriel Azevedo, at the Organization’s stand

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Valuing Brazilian Culture

In 10 chapters, the book presents the cultural expressions of Costa Rica and promotes the reader’s understanding of the values, myths, legends, beliefs and customs of the Brazilian Cerrado (Scrubland) region

On May 29, the Social Energy for Local Sustainability Program, undertaken by Odebrecht Agroindustrial, launched the project Folklore and Folksongs in the Cerrado(Scrubland) region, held in the municipality of Costa Rica, MatoGrosso do Sul – the region that is home to the Taquari Center.

The initiative is the result of a partnership with the NGO Living Life Movement (MVV) and the Costa Rica City Government, and seeks to recognize the importance of Brazilian folklore and its variants in the region through stories, fables and songs gathered into a book and CD. The project’s creator, researcher Marlei Cunha, stated that the idea is to recover the children’s games, songs and stories, sometimes forgotten by the population in the MatoGrosso

do Sul municipality.For this purpose, there will be the promotion of cultural workshops at the region’s public schools, with the distribution of 2,000 copies of the material and the participation of 6,000 students.Pedagogy Students from the Costa Rica School of Education (FECRA) will provide support for the teachers during the activities.

“Our goal is to encourage children and youth to appreciate folklore and music from their respective regions, helping add value to the local identity and perpetuating the CentralWest culture,” said Carla Pires, responsible for Sustainability at Odebrecht Agroindustrial.

The communities located near the eight other Agroindustrial centers will also have access to the project book and CD.

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Social Activities in Peru In May, the Odebrecht Organization participated in the 10 th Corporate-Social Responsibility Expofair, event held by the organization Perú 2021 on the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru campus.Over 60 companies – national and international – participated to disseminate the main achievements of their social programs.

Visited by approximately 6,000 people, the Odebrecht space used videos and photographs to present the social responsibility actions of the different projects implemented in the country, attesting to the company’s commitment

to contribute toward Peru’s sustainable growth.Among the initiatives presented were the programs Creer (“Believe”) and Support for Local Production and National Identity, developed at the Chaglla Hydroelectric Power Plant project currently being built by Odebrecht Infrastructure.There was also the presentation of LIDERART, implemented at the Lima Subway contract, and To Read, at the North IIRSA development, both which reinforce the Organization’s image in Peru as a socially responsible company.

Member from the Creer (Believe) program during training on the use of heavy machinery at the Chaglla Hydroelectric Center project

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Integration with the Community

The children enjoyed recreational activities with “Lancita,” a doll that represents a soldier of the army

This year, the Odebrecht Infrastructure Ruta del Sol - Sector 2 project is implementing a series of actions to promote integration and create bonds of trust with the local community.Since January, three events involved approximately 1,300 people from the communities located near the construction site.

The initiative receives the support of the National Army, which offers a space for holding lectures and sharing health care tips with children and adults – including dentistry –,

people.“We want to provide a moment of well-being and relaxation for the children, and accordingly, create emotional bonds between the public force and the community so that they may view us as ‘an army of everyone,’” explained John Alexander.

During the events, the Members of the project – which is building 528 kilometers of highway in Colombia –transmit messages about safety on the road and traffic rules using games and recreation with

in addition to the shoe repair and hairdresser services available to the population.Sergeant John Alexander Leyton, from the Ricaurte Battalion, explained that the integration also reflects the army’s relationship with the

artistic groups from the community. For EdelmiroMarín, leader of the neighborhood of El Trique, this community service helps adults and children improve their living conditions and preserve their lives.

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